TickiKids Ultimate Guide to Nursery and Kindergartens in Dubai

Published 30 August 2025 at 14:15

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• Hummingbird Nursery
• Kid’s Island Nursery
• Odyssey Nursery
• Children's Oasis Nursery Dubai
• Willow Nursery
• Redwood Montessori Nursery

There is a plethora of nursery services offered in Dubai. What is more, the choice of a nursery becomes even more confusing because of a huge variety of childcare styles, locations, and educational programmes. To soothe your worries and ensure that your child is in the best hands possible, you should learn everything you can about a potential nursery. As finding the right childcare centre among many does take time and research, Tickikids created an interactive guide to help parents of Dubai in spotting the nursery that ticks all the boxes.

Hummingbird Nursery

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Hummingbird is a leading centre for Early Years Education and Development in the UAE, trusted by families for our nurturing environment and exceptional standards of care. Their team of highly qualified childcare professionals is dedicated to supporting children from 45 days to 5 years old, fostering their growth, confidence, and love for learning!

• Baby Care Classes: In a warm, home-like environment, babies explore through sensory play with mirrors, treasure baskets, plush toys, and music. Activities like tummy time, bouncing, rolling, and splashing build early movement and playful interaction.
• Toddler Classes: Encourage independence through play-based learning such as sensory play, role play, building, and physical activities. Stories, songs, and circle time strengthen language, listening, and social skills, while activities are tailored to each child’s stage of development.
• Early Learning Classes: Play remains at the heart of learning, with storytelling, singing, and conversations developing language and confidence. Fine motor skills grow through painting, puzzles, and playdough, while group play builds sharing and teamwork. Early numeracy and literacy are introduced through fun, hands-on activities.
• Foundation Stage Classes: Preparing children for school, FS classes build confidence, independence, and social skills alongside academic foundations. A broad mix of activities fosters curiosity and connection, with learning guided by children’s interests to create a strong base for future success.

In Hummingbird’s extra-curricular and after-school programme every child receives dedicated homework support alongside the chance to explore exciting activities such as art, baking, ball games, gardening, drama, and more — making learning both productive and fun.

Book a tour at Hummingbird Nursery and discover a nurturing space where your child can learn, play, and grow in a supportive and inspiring environment!

Opening hours: 7 am - 7 pm

Contact: +971 54 716 4009

Locations:

• Hummingbird Nursery DIFC: Level Pod, Precinct Building 5 - Unit 5L2-056 - Trade Centre - DIFC - Dubai
• Hummingbird Nursery (Dafza Branch): Ground Floor, West Wing 3 - Office 01 - Dubai Airport Free Zone - Dubai

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Kid’s Island Nursery

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Odyssey Nursery

Odyssey Nursery (Umm Al Sheif)

Odyssey Nursery uses the Washington State Learning Benchmarks while incorporating Reggio Emilia approach to learning. Benchmarks, which are considered as guidelines Odyssey Nursery’s curriculum, bring together different theoretical perspectives with the established scientific research of child development. The Benchmarks emphasize that learning is multi-dimensional as young children grow physically, emotionally, socially, linguistically, and cognitively at the same time and one area of development influences the other. The Benchmarks reflect expectations for children’s knowledge and behavior while taking into consideration socio-economic, cultural, racial, linguistic, ethnic, and gender variations.

Odyssey Nursery (Umm Suqeim)

Odyssey Nursery encourages children’s activity and innovation in a safe and secure setting. The relaxed and natural learning environment helps children develop and nourish in their own way and at their own pace.

Odyssey Nursery (Umm Al Sheif)

Age: children from 4 months - 5 years
Contact: +971 4 3384243
Address: 10A Street, Umm Al Sheif

Odyssey Nursery (Umm Suqeim)

Age: children from 4 months - 5 years
Contact: +971 4 3488805
Address: Villa #26, Al Riga’a, Umm Suqeim 2

Odyssey Nursery (Wadi Al Safa)

Age: children from 4 months - 5 years
Contact: +971 4 3266879
Address: Living Legends, Wadi Al Safa 3

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Children's Oasis Nursery Dubai

Children’s Oasis Nursery is a vibrant and multicultural nursery set in a warm and welcoming villa in the heart of Jumeirah. The nursery is surrounded by a stunning oasis consisting of lush greenery and an adventure garden, where children continue to learn through play and exploration. The villa is split into four areas, so that a safe and stimulating environment is provided for all children, enabling them to mix with kids of similar age groups.
Children's Oasis’s educational approach is in line with Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), the UK’s statutory framework for the Early Years that sets the standards for welfare, care learning and development for children from birth to five years. Such a structured approach to both learning and play supports holistic development and encourages children to reach their full potential. Each child is given the opportunity to learn through high-quality play experiences, while nursery staff ensures that kids feel secure and confident, not pushed, or pressured. At Children's Oasis Nursery kids are the masters of their exploration and discovery supported by caring, experienced, and knowledgeable staff.

Age: kids from 3 months - 4 years
Contact: Tel +971 4 379 0790
Address: 176 22، Al Beteel Street, Umm Suqeim 2

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Willow Nursery

Willow Nursery provides a warm, safe nurturing environment in which children grow and develop. Honoring each child as an individual and embracing kids in a loving environment, well-qualified and experienced teachers of Willow Nursery cultivate a child who is confident and insightful.

Willow Nursery (Umm Suqeim Branch)
Contact: Tel +971 4 321 4433
Address: Villa #75, 9C Street, Umm Suqeim 2

Willow Nursery: One Central
Contact: Tel Tel +971 4 328 6443
Address: Ground Floor, The Offices 2, One Central, DWTC

Willow Nursery: Dubai Marina Branch
Contact: Tel Tel +971 4 554 5802
Address: Villa #40 Marina First Building, Dubai Marina

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Redwood Montessori Nursery

Redwood Montessori Nursery (Palm Dubai)

Redwood Montessori Nursery is an outstanding, spacious nursery providing facilities for early years development. Redwood Montessori Nursery offers a multi-lingual curriculum (English, French, and Arabic) while adopting the Montessori philosophy and approach to learning. The Montessori educational approach is characterised by an emphasis on independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a child’s natural psychological, physical, and social development. To encourage children to reach their full potential at an important stage of early development, Redwood Montessori Nursery gives children the opportunity to learn in a fun, creative, and highly stimulating environment.

Redwood Montessori Nursery (Garhoud Dubai)

To promote and encourage the development of skills and abilities each child possesses, Redwood Nursery offers an outstanding enrichment Programme with a wide variety of activities such as sports, music, dance, arts, crafts, boxing, gymnastics, and karate.

Redwood Montessori Nursery (Palm Dubai)
Age: kids from 45 days - 4 years
Contact: Tel +971 4 422 8581
Address: M Floor, Golden Mile 8, Palm

Redwood Montessori Nursery (Garhoud Dubai)

Age: kids from 6 months - 6 years
Contact: Tel +9714 282 7046
Address: Villa 45, 20 C Street, Garhoud

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